Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 16 compound words that contain carbide. The most common are listed below. Open carbide in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- calcium carbideA black, solid, of formula CaC₂, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.
- carbide lampA simple lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C₂H₂) created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC₂) with water.
- tungsten carbidea very hard, grey compound, chemical formula WC, used as an abrasive.
- beryllium carbideThe hard binary compound of beryllium and carbon Be₂C
- carbide planetA carbon planet.
- iron carbideA compound of iron with carbon (Fe₃C).
- silicon carbideA binary compound of silicon and carbon, SiC; it is one of the hardest known materials, and is used as an abrasive, under the trade name Carborundum, and as a refractory material.
- titanium carbideA very hard ceramic material with chemical formula TiC, used in tool bits and in the preparation of cermets
- boron carbideA binary compound of boron and carbon, B₄C, that is a very hard ceramic, and is used in tank armour, bulletproof vests etc.
- zirconium carbideA carbide of zirconium with the chemical formula ZrC, used in tool bits due to its hardness.
- carbide lampsplural of carbide lamp: A simple lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C₂H₂) created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC₂) with water.
- carbide planetsplural of carbide planet: A carbon planet.
- ferric carbideA compound of iron with carbon (Fe₃C).
Compound words 16
- monocarbideAny compound that has a single carbide ion
- percarbideAny of a series of compounds containing the largest proportion of carbon
- borocarbideAny material containing both boride and carbide ions
- decacarbideAny carbide containing ten carbon atoms per molecule
- heptacarbideAny carbide containing seven carbon atoms per molecule
- hexacarbideAny carbide containing six carbon atoms per molecule
- niobocarbideAn isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing carbon, niobium, and tantalum.
- nonacarbideAny carbide containing nine carbon atoms per molecule
- octacarbideAny carbide containing eight carbon atoms per molecule
- pentacarbideAny carbide containing five carbon atoms per molecule